KIIS FM star surprises co-host by announcing exciting baby news live on air: ‘This is the best thing ever!’
Brisbane’s KIIS FM breakfast host Kip Wightman has announced he is expecting a baby with his partner Nyomie Essa.
He shared the exciting news with his co-host Robin Bailey on Wednesday during an on-air segment as part of Robin & Kip’s Lie Detector.
Kip was testing new lie detection technology that uses eye movements to detect whether someone is telling the truth or not.
During the test he was asked if he wanted more children, but the results indicated that he was ‘pensive’.
“The reason there was a high cognitive load was because Nyomie is pregnant,” Kip told Robin.
Brisbane’s KIIS FM breakfast host Kip Wightman has announced he is expecting a baby with his partner Nyomie Essa
Robin jumped up and down in excitement before running over to Kip and hugging him.
‘That’s so exciting. I am so happy for you. This is the best thing ever!’ she said.
Kip started dating Nyomie following his divorce from wife Amber Preiksa in 2021 after four years of marriage.
The couple tied the knot in 2017 and welcomed their four-year-old son Rafael in 2019.
In October, Kip broke down when discussing custody of his son Rafael with his ex-wife Amber.
He shared the exciting news with his co-host Robin Bailey (pictured) during an on-air segment on Wednesday
He revealed on KIIS’ breakfast show Robin, Terry & Kip that he was heartbroken when his son asked him why he and Amber don’t live together like his friend’s parents.
“The worst thing that happened on Sunday was when I picked him up and we went to a family barbecue and he said, ‘Dad, I know someone named Charlie from daycare,’” he explained.
Rafael then said, “Daddy, you know, Charlie has a mother and a father. And they are in the same house. They live together.’
Kip started dating Nyomie after his divorce from wife Amber Preiksa in 2021 after four years of marriage
“And sometimes they pick it up together… I want that.”
An emotional Wightman broke down in tears and said: ‘I just let him down. I can not stand it.’
His co-host Robin Bailey reassured him: ‘You didn’t let him down. Life has let him down. Stuff happens, mate.”
“And what he has is double the amount of people who are in his corner and love him,” she added.
Kip shares his four-year-old son Rafael with his ex-wife Amber